New Therapy for Enlarged Prostate May Bypass Unpleasant Side Effects; Procedure apparently avoids risk of impotence, incontinence, associated with surgery, but more study needed.Gardner, Amanda
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new catheter designed to treat urinary tract symptoms of an enlarged prostate, also known as benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). Designed and marketed by Urotronic (Plymouth, Minnesota), the Optilume BPH Catheter System employs mechanical dilation to...
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), or enlarged prostate, is a common condition affecting millions of men, especially those over 50. It can lead to uncomfortable urinary symptoms and significantly impact quality of life. At Memorial Healthcare System, the innovative Aquablation procedure is changing t...
a biopsy is usually ordered to confirm the presence of cancer. However, an elevated PSA can sometimes be caused by non-cancerous factors such as age, infection or an enlarged prostate, as well as by lower-risk prostate cancer that may not require treatment. ...
What is the treatment for prostate cancer? Have there been any advancements in treating the disease? There are effective treatments for prostate cancer. When the cancer is still confined to the prostate (localized), surgery (radical prostatectomy) and certain forms of radiation are useful to treat...
Urologists in Central New York specializing in enlarged prostate BPH, bladder control, erectile dysfunction, cancers and general urology.
Doctors have detected cancer in Britain's King Charles III, Buckingham Palace said in a statement Monday. The unspecified cancer was discovered as doctors treated the monarch for an enlarged prostate just over a week ago. Camilla says King Charles "doing extremely well" after cancer diagno...
manifestation [102]; many patients with low-risk prostate cancer lead a normal life for about 10 years without any treatment: “some prostate cancers might never have developed into serious disease… surgery or radiation therapy may not outweigh the substantial side effects of these treatments...
"The Pre-Sex Move You Should Stop Doing Now" More Articles Radio Interview In January 2005, Dr. Kaufman was interviewed for American Health Radio for a program on minimally-invasive, microwave treatment forenlarged prostate (BPH). Listen Now...
Simon Grieveson, Head of Research Funding at Prostate Cancer UK, said: "There's a desperate need for more treatments for men with advanced prostate cancer, who currently have too few options available to them. "However, in order to develop new, effective treatments, we need to understand mor...